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Yes, there was no reason to physically grab him and throw him to the ground. They told him to get out of the car, and he was getting out of the car. I'm not saying he was pleasant with them, but it's weird to see the First Amendment Warriors in here saying it's ok to treat someone this way due to words. And don't tell me it's because of the driving pattern, because it very CLEARLY was not the driving pattern that got him pulled out of the car, it was the attitude that they didn't like.
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The fact that some of y'all are ok with how the cops treated a guy just because they didn't like his attitude is wild. Especially given how they start and escalate the physical contact for no reason at all. He's getting out of the car. Miami-Dade police are renowned throughout the state for a problem with brutality and accountability.
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Trump was asked at his "policy speech" if he would commit to reducing the costs for child care and what policies he would enact. His response: "Well, I would do that, and we’re sitting down — you know, I was, uh, somebody, we had Sen. Marco Rubio and my daughter, Ivanka, was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It’s a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that — because child care is child care. It’s, couldn’t — you know, it’s something, you have to have it. In this country, you have to have it. But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that I’m talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that they’re not used to but they’ll get used to it very quickly. And it’s not going to stop them from doing business with us, but they’ll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we’re talking about, including child care, that it’s gonna take care. We’re gonna have — I, I look forward to having no deficits within a fairly short period of time. Coupled with, uh, the reductions that I told you about on waste and fraud and all of the other things that are going on in our country — because I have to say with child care, I want to stay with childcare, but those numbers are small relative to the kind of economic numbers that I’m talking about, including growth. But growth also headed up by what the plan is that I just, uh, that I just told you about. We’re gonna be taking in trillions of dollars, and as much as childcare is talked about as being expensive, it’s, relatively speaking, not very expensive compared to the kind of numbers we’ll be taking in. We’re going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people and then we’ll worry about the rest of the world. Let’s help other people. But we’re gonna take care of our country first. This is about America first. It’s about: Make America great again. We have to do it, because right now we’re a failing nation. So we’ll take care of it. Thank you. Very good question."
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Well after his career was over. While it was happening, many people (myself included) convinced ourselves he was clean.
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All interesting, but not unexpected. Of course PSU is poaching at need weights. This is like when Alabama was dominating or Lance Armstrong was dominating notoriously dirty sports, without ever getting "in trouble." Obviously both were also participating and not just SO good they were dominating their dirty sports while being totally "clean." That's if you even consider the act dirty, which I don't. It's just the nature of the current landscape.
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@LJBis a good dude.
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VakAttack replied to Truzzcat's topic in International Wrestling
Mirasola straight robbed in the semis. Barr and Kueter looked like animals. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
Who said I wasn't biased? Everybody has biases, me included. That's called "human experience." When people pretend they don't have biases about well-known topics they're actively discussing, that's when you know their full of crap. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
1. You're just muttering nonsense here. I believe and am totally fine with the family iunviting Trump, him going there, them being mad at the current administration, whatever. There's no evidence I can find (although I'll admit I didn't do an exhaustive search) that shows the family asked him or the campaign to film anything; some news sources quote the Trump campaign as saying they had "express permission to bring campaign designated media". In the end, though, none of that matters. Arlington national Ceremony is not the domain of those families or any of the families; it is governed by federal law, and filming anything for campaign purposes, which is literally what it was filmed for, is against the law. 2. Your portrayal of a fairly benign descriptive sentence as "overly emotional" is very telling. I have no personal investment in this situation; however, I do have a problem with people with power abusing people with less power, as has happened here. 3. Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, YOU are the only person saying that's why it happened. The staff has said both that nothing happened at all, and then also that she had a mental breakdown, has mental illness, and the "woke Army" is out to get them. And again, they said they had some sort of exonerating video that they never released for...reasons. 4. You're just making things up. My point was not that he should be charged. My point was he should take the video down. My final point was that, the fact that they are not bringing any sort of charges or suit runs counter to the conservative narrative that all these "deep state" actors are just out to get Trump and will charge him with anything. You not being able to understand simple sentences is not my problem. When did I say you love Trump? I'm pretty sure you'll vote Trump, but I have no idea about your personal emotions, and I certainly never said anything like that in this thread. -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Republican_Party_presidential_candidates A wide field, the most notable being Hakey, DeSantis, and Ramaswamy. YMMV others like Christie, Burgum, and Scott
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Is this a serious question?
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*whispers* Real football is back.
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Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
1. It was 100 percent him taking the videos for political reasons. That's why it was his campaign taking the videos. If the family wanted personal footage, they could have filmed on their phones and/or just hired a photographer. You are giving a benefit of the doubt to a man where it is not only clearly unearned, it runs counter to what actually happened. 2. The campaign claimed they have video completely exonerating them (my phrasing, their meaning) and then just...never released it. Weird how that happens. And yes, going out and giving public statements calling the staffer a liar and calling the same staffer just doing her job "mentally ill" and attacking her and the Army for enforcing previously existing laws is "losing their **** minds." You're trying to parse semantics but it doesn't change what happened. 3. That MIGHT make sense if it was his security team or Secret Service that touched her. By all accounts, it was the campaign staff, and they grabbed her as she was telling them to stop. Zero people have said she came anywhere actually near Trump. And that's ignoring that this is the middle of a federally protected cemetary with clear sight lines everywhere; nobody is claiming they thought Trump was under attack. Again, you're creating a scenario and then using it to justify, even though they themselves haven't made the argument. 4. It's on TikTok. I don't have an account for it either, but you can go look at it right now using a computer. And why should they have to charge him with a crime? Why can't he just remove the footage like McCain did? This also flies counter to the argument that people are just looking to charge him with crimes any way they can; they're actively trying not to get involved with the election to avoid looking like they're taking a political side or advocating for a candidate, they were just trying to enforce their own laws. The idea that this is incumbent on them and not the person and his campaign apparatus violating the law is hilarious. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
1. The family doesn't get to change federal law. 2. "Proceeded to lose their ***ducking** minds." They touched this staffer in some manner; they have called her mentally ill; they have attacked the Army over their statement on the issue. 3. What's the context that makes it ok for them to touch the employee just doing her job? 4. Yes, it was posted as an ad on Trump's tikTok, and as of 5 seconds ago, still there. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
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Literally any excuse to avoid the actual issue. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
This is a strawman that keeps getting thrown out. Nobody of note cares that he was in the cemetery. Nobody of note is saying gnhe should be barred from the premises. You're not allowed to film there for partisan purposes. He did, was asked to stop, and he and his team proceeded to lose their ***ducking** minds and film anyway AFTER being asked not to, put hands on someone just doing their job, and have proceeded to attack her ever since. Stop trying to make it about the invitation. Nobody is saying he wasn't invited. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
You keep making the same point back and forth without addressing any substance. McCain apologized and removed the footage. How did Trump et al respond? Like 5 year olds, as usual. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
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It's already been far more than a day or two, and the campaign has discussed the issue multiple times. No apologie, but Lots of blame for everybody else and personal insults hurled at the regular human staffer trying to enforce the rules and attacks on the Army itself, though. -
Scumbag Behavior - Trump at Arlington
VakAttack replied to uncle bernard's topic in Non Wrestling Topics
McCain was criticized, then he apologized, admitted it was a mistake, and removed the footage. You know, like a normal human. Team Trump had some sort of physical altercation with a staffer, accused everybody of persecuting them or lying, and called the staffer mentally ill. https://www.newsweek.com/maga-calls-john-mccain-son-hypocrite-after-arlington-video-resurfaces-1948431 In 1999, McCain too faced backlash from the Army and the public for his Arlington ad. He admitted he erred and removed the two seconds of footage from the ad. The Army had previously released a statement saying McCain had not asked permission to film at the cemetery and that any request to do so would have been denied because partisan activity is banned at Army installations -
He was in the primary because it served no political advantage and had only downside for him, erego it's not "what he does." He's doing it now because the race is much closer than it appeared like it would be.
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I would never have known. The hypothetical doesn't make sense, since if it happened I wouldn't know who Whitmer was. If in this hypothetical Whitmer goes and wins a title at SDSU, then that would be Iowa's loss. That's the gamble you take when you bring someone in. But the Whitmer situation is extremely rare, and you can't build your team counting on exceptions.
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I see we're at the part where you just claim things are true because you say they are true, then claim some sort of victory off your self-authenticating tautology of nonsense. "The thing i said clearly meant something else, and you're trying to cheat by quoting me." OK, buddy.
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This is such a wild reach. I am not his political opponent. You comparing me, a random internet poster, against the multiple Republican politicians he was actually running against is almost funny if it wasn't so sad.